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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A The region extends down into Northern California
B The Douglas firs of the region can grow up to a height of 200 feet
C Western Washington and Oregon get more precipitation than eastern Washington and Oregon
D There is a rain forest on the Olympic Peninsula
E The maximum reported precipitation is around 150 inches
Question #2
A Shrimping, rice farming
B Cotton and tobacco farming
C Forestry/logging, salmon fishing
D Coffee and pineapple plantations
Question #3
A Russian
B Spanish
C French
D British
Question #4
A Seattle
B Vancouver
C Portland
D Eugene
Question #5
A They are both centers for the nuclear energy industry.
B They were both preplanned cities.
C They are both owned and run by Native American tribes, while remaining part of the United States.
D They were both towns owned by private corporations.
Question #6
A Vancouver, British Columbia
B Seattle, Washington
C Portland, Oregon
D Olympia, Washington
Question #7
A The Central Valley
B The Willamette Valley
C The Frasier Valley
D The Santa Clara Valley
Question #8
A Abundance of workers
B Attractive natural environments
C Established, technology-oriented universities.
D Low cost of living
Question #9
A The Intermontane
B California
C Megalopolis
D The Pacific Northwest
E The Rocky Mountains
Question #10
A Willamette Valley
B Columbia Valley
C Rogue Valley
D Fraser Valley
Question #11
A The Intermontane
B Megalopolis
C California
D The Pacific Northwest
Question #12
A They were escaping war
B They faced religious persecution
C They were envious of the Alaskan settlements they could see from Russia.
D They were political refugees
Question #13
A Expulsion Act
B Donation Land Claims Act
C Homestead Act
D Dawes Act
Question #14
A Gathering seeds, fruits, and berries.
B Hunting
C Agriculture
D Fishing and marine resources
Question #15
A Vancouver Island
B California
C The Columbia Plateau
D The Willamette Valley
Question #16
A Northeast to Southwest
B North – South
C East – West
D There is no pattern, different ranges run in different directions
Question #17
A Gold
B Oil
C Water
D Forests
Question #18
A Victoria and Vancouver were two major trading ports and the commerce with Asia and Russia drew settlers.
B Most other cities in B.C. can only be reached by air or water travel.
C Victoria and Vancouver were the two largest forts in B.C. and so drew a large population early.
D They were the two cities with the closest ties to the United States
Question #19
A Ecotopia
B Pacifica
C Eutopia
D Cascadia
Question #20
A Portland
B Vancouver
C Seattle
D Victoria
Question #21
A The Spanish
B The British
C The French
D The Russians
Question #22
A On the eastern side of mountain ranges
B On the western side of mountain ranges
C Near the coast
D In valleys between mountain ranges
Question #23
A Wheat, apples, and grapes
B Blueberries, Oats, and grapes
C Wheat, blueberries, and pears
D Pears, apples, and oats
Question #24
A City limits
B Road tolls
C Urban growth boundaries
D Wildlife conservation areas
Question #25
A Airplanes
B Timber
C Computers
D Salmon
Question #26
A The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
B The completion of transcontinental railroads in the United States and Canada
C Steamships drastically reduced the travel time over sailing ships.
D All of the above
Question #27
A The Yukon Delta is the largest national park in Alaska
B Petroleum was not discovered in Alaska until 1968 at Prudhoe Bay on the North Slope
C The Federal government, especially the Department of Defense, is the dominant employer in Alaska
D Alaska statehood came in 1959
E The Federal government is the largest landowner in Alaska
Question #28
A Washington, Oregon, and California supply more than 50% of the U.S. total timber production
B The Willamette Valley produces both forage crops and dairy products
C The area east of Cascades is predominately semi-arid, grasses and desert shrubs and supports the dry farming of wheat
D Most of the agricultural production is for consumption back in eastern Canada and the eastern U.S.
E Japan is the primary customer for British Columbia and Alaska lumber
Question #29
A Vancouver is Canada’s busiest port
B Founded as a logging center, Seattle’s regional dominance was due to the coming of railroads
C Seattle has been the region’s largest city since late 1800s
D Portland has a more diversified economy than Seattle
E With more than 1.2 million people, Vancouver is now Canada’s largest city
Question #30
A Most of the region’s population lives in the lowlands from the Fraser River in Canada to the Willamette Valley in Washington
B The first railroad to Seattle stimulated large numbers of immigrants, especially Scandinavians, into Washington
C Because of its remoteness, there was much slower population growth in this region than the national averages in U.S. and Canada
D The Modoc and Klamath native peoples inhabited Oregon while the Palouse and Yakima tribes inhabited Washington
E The U.S.-Canadian border was set by agreement at 49* N latitude
Question #31
A The first Russian settlements occurred in the late 1700s
B The Hudsons Bay Company was a fur-trading operation in Columbia River Basin in the early 1700s
C Outside of the polar regions, this region was the last area to be explored by Europeans
D It was the Oregon Trail that brought settlers from Missouri to the Willamette Valley
E The U.S. purchased Alaska from the Russians in 1867
Question #32
A There were a number of distinct ethnic groups clustered in small valleys along the coast
B The purpose a totem pole is Totem pole is to provide a record of a persons life carved into vertical log
C The American Indian economy was predominately hunting and gathering
D Among American Indians, potlatch is known as the ritual giving of gifts
E The pre-European American Indian population was relatively small considering the abundance of year-round food
Question #33
A Mount St. Helens is a volcanic peak located in the Cascades
B Alaska’s capital, Anchorage, is on a narrow coastal lowland in the Alaskan panhandle
C The Chugach and Kenai Mountains are along Alaska’s coast
D Mt. Logan is the highest mountain in Canada
E The Alaska panhandle is predominately mountains and islands
Question #34
A The region’s winters are usually mild and the summers generally are cool
B Snow is generally uncommon south of Vancouver
C At 20,300 feet, Mt. McKinley is the highest mountain in North America
D The Cascades are an uplifted plateau topped with volcanic peaks
E The coast ranges of Washington and Oregon are low rounded mountains with maximum elevations of around 1200 feet
Question #35
A The region’s lowlands are semi-arid
B There is generally less rainfall north and west of Alaskas panhandle
C The heaviest precipitation falls on the windward side of the region’s mountains
D Most of the region’s precipitation occurs in the summer, especially in the north
E Regional storms move south and east
